In many situations, the performance and the changes of outputs related to dynamic systems should be estimated while the convexity property is relaxed. Accordingly, first, a dynamic free disposal hull (FDH) model is proposed in this paper to address the efficiency of processes in multiple period of time while the convexity assumption is unsatisfied. Also, two problems, including a mixed integer linear programming and a linear programming model are provided to compute the dynamic FDH model that is a mixed integer non-linear programming problem. Then the changes of multi-period outputs are dealt with for changes of inputs related to several periods using the proposed inverse dynamic FDH model while the efficiency levels are preserved. A case study of gas industry is, moreover, presented to demonstrate the introduced models. The results show the proposed technique is useful to analyze the performance and to estimate outputs in dynamic processes without including convexity. تفاصيل المقالة

In this research, two-stage networks are considered in which there are common resources between both stages. Also, there are links between the first and second stages that are undesirable for the first stage. Two models are rendered, the first is a model for calculating the efficiency of the mentioned two-stage processes under the non-convex technology and the second model is an inverse model for calculating output values through input changes. The changes are such that efficiency values remain constant. Actually, at first, a non-radial network free disposal hull (FDH) model is planned to evaluate the entire and stage efficiencies of two-stage processes with shared resources. The introduced framework is a mixed integer nonlinear programming plan and is computed using a heuristic approach. Then, an inverse two-stage FDH approach is presented to determine outputs related to two stages for perturbing inputs of each stage while the efficiency values remain unchanged. To clarify the proposed models, an application from the literature is used. تفاصيل المقالة